Baranow Sandomierski Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Poland
Region
Subcarpathian Voivodeship
District
Tarnobrzeg
Settlement
Baranów Sandomierski
Site address
Heading north towards Baranów Sandomierski on Jana Pawła II Street, stop at the small field next to 114, Jana Pawła II Street. The cemetery is located 40 metres east of Jana Pawła II Street. In a forested area. Nowadays, the cemetery is located in the village of Skopanie on the border with Baranów Sandomierski.
GPS coordinates
50.49005, 21.55025
Perimeter length
655 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Demolished Jewish cemetery that has not been built over
General site condition
The cemetery covers a wooded area at the south-eastern border of Baranów Sandomierski. The territory is overgrown with trees and bushes, the ground is covered with fallen branches and foliage. There is a mass grave of Jews from the Baranow ghetto, it is marked with the Holocaust memorial.
Number of existing gravestones
The only tombstone is not in its original place. It was returned to the cemetery in 2009 and placed near the Holocaust memorial.
Date of oldest tombstone
1886
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes

Historical overview